Lanchi and Talia's Mutual Torment

"Please take your blackboards and face the camera."

The Little Bee Host blinked her left eye to remind them.

"..."

Lanchi and Talia stopped talking. They looked straight ahead and picked up their small blackboards, refusing to focus their attention on each other.

As their fingertips brushed across the blackboards, they could draw new colored elements in this Doodle World or summon strange little animals, much like the way their hearts were beating at that moment.

"Now then, neither of you has shown any intention of giving up at the same time, so the game is about to begin again!"

The cartoon Little Bee Host twisted excitedly in midair above the classroom like cotton candy, then spun rapidly around once before facing the two of them.

As if performing a magic trick, she pulled a card out of thin air, glanced at it, and tossed it away. It transformed into a banner above the program display.

The ever-changing Pixel Sky passed through a forest made of musical notes, every step accompanied by a pleasant melody. It then assembled itself into a river composed of dancing points of light, the lights swaying across the surface like a dazzling wonderland—

Question Ten (Male & Female): What is the thing you most hope to hear the other person say to you right now?

The two of them, sitting with their backs straight, were both stunned for a moment. The question seemed too sudden, and even they themselves did not know the answer.

The subconscious always produced an answer first, after which the brain analyzed it.

Words had already appeared on both of their small blackboards:

Tata, how can you be so cute? I really want to eat you in one bite.

—This was what Tata hoped Lanchi would say to her.

I'm hungry.